Thu, 17 May 2007 15:10:00
Fox, The CW upfronts
Going backward for a moment, take a look at this asshole talking about Jericho.
“We lost a lot of steam,” said Kelly Kahl, CBS’ chief scheduling executive. “I know we had loyal viewers ... but the show sort of lost its engine and wasn’t performing.”
Gee, could it have been that big giant hiatus you took on a newly-developing serialized drama, you stupid fucking douchebucket? They pay idiots like that real money? “I know we have loyal viewers that would help build the audience and fix our mistake, but I had to justify the break to some bean counter so I blamed the whole thing on ratings and I’m too stupid to know when something was just about to get good. So yeah...I’m an asshole. What are you gonna do about it, peons?”
Die in a fire, Kelly. Die in a fire. On to the upfronts. First, Fox:
Returning shows: ‘Til Death, House, Bones, The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, American Dad, America’s Most Wanted, Cops, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, American Idol, 24, Prison Break
24 gets two more seasons.
Why? What could they possibly have left to do? Fox couldn’t give Drive a fucking chance, but they’ll beat this dead horse some more? And Family Guy needs a refresh. New writers or something. This year it really seems like the manatees were either sick or just stopped caring. Surprisingly, I like Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Probably because I’m not. ;)
New shows: K-Ville, New Amsterdam, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Back to You, Return of Jezebel James, Rules for Starting Over, Kitchen Nightmares, Canterbury’s Law, Nashville Fuck. You. Fox. I’m not watching the Sarah Connor Chronicles no matter how much I might want to. I’ll wait to find out if you allow it to stay on the air before I even think about it. Also, Kitchen Nightmares is great in the UK...I’ve always wanted him to come to the States and deal with the massive ego coupled with attitude of American chefs. Can’t wait to download it, as Fox can kiss my ass.
Canceled: The Winner, Standoff, Drive, The War at Home, The O.C., Justice, Happy Hour, The Rich List, Vanished, The Wedding Bells, The Loop. Do I even have to say it? Drive. God-dammit.
The CW:
Returning shows: Everybody Hates Chris; America’s Next Top Model; The Game; Girlfriends; Smallville; Supernatural; One Tree Hill (mid-season); Pussycat Dolls: The Search for the Next Doll; WWE SmackDown!
Out of all that, I watch Supernatural. Great show, many many old X-Files staff working to recreate that creepy, monster-of-the-week feeling from the early days of The X-Files. And no Duchovny or Carter to screw it up! I watch nothing else on that list.
Canceled: All of Us, Gilmore Girls, Reba, Runaway, Seventh Heaven, Veronica Mars.
Never heard of it, don’t care, wouldn’t watch on a dare, never heard of it, wouldn’t watch if you paid me, that girl is cross-eyed I don’t care what anyone else says.
New shows: Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, Hidden Palms, Aliens in America, Gossip Girl, Reaper, Life is Wild, Online Nation, CW Now, Farmer Takes a Wife.
Well, Reaper is just an updated Brimstone, with Satan’s bounty hunter walking the earth. Still, I’ll check it out. I loved Brimstone. I couldn’t care less about Online Nation as I already have the internet and Youtube.
In looking back at all the announcements so far...wow, there’s not a lot of new stuff this coming season. Nothing interesting anyway.
Posted by JimK at 03:10 PM on May 17, 2007
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#2 Posted by jo-jo 
on 05/17 at 05:18 PM -
omg do i love Supernatural. never has a tv show actually made me close my eyes at least once an episode. plus… the eye candy that is the Brothers Winchester ;)
#3 Posted by JimK on 05/17 at 07:03 PM -
And that car. I lust after Dean’s car. I love that when he rebuilt it, it still has the door creak. Perfect. :)
#4 Posted by jo-jo on 05/17 at 07:07 PM -
oh yeah. that car is hawt.
i love that there’s always some weird quirky inside joke in just about every episode. there were a few really funny ones (i’m pretty sure there was even a nin reference once), but the only one i can remember (which wasn’t one of the best) was when they were on the holywood set and they made reference to gilmore girls (a show i never watched, but understand that sam played a character named dean on it)
i’m sure there’s a site somewhere with all those references. and i’m sure if there is, you could find it ;)
#5 Posted by morganafq on 05/17 at 08:03 PM -
And that car. I lust after Dean’s car.
Screw the car. I lust after Dean.
*swoon* ;)
#6 Posted by jo-jo on 05/17 at 10:49 PM -
donna, i totally go back and forth between sam and dean.
i’d totally go back and forth between sam and dean.
er… i mean… SHHH DON’T TELL YOUR BROTHER! (oh wait, i tell him that every thursday night ;)
#7 Posted by jo-jo on 05/18 at 09:50 AM -
so, did you watch the supernatural season finale?
all i will say is that it sure doesn’t leave any questions as to what the focus of next season will be ;)
#8 Posted by Noblebrown on 05/18 at 01:19 PM -
Seventh Heaven is FINALLY going bye-bye? Thank God. I saw a couple episodes of that sappy, heavy-handed shitfest and almost puked. I guess the middle-aged housefraus finally got sick of it. That show had all the subtlety and finesse of Baby Huey.
#9 Posted by mgnmfrc1 on 05/18 at 01:59 PM -
ANd in other news our favorite Goth Rocker is a big lying baby!!
Boo Hoo
#10 Posted by jo-jo on 05/18 at 02:07 PM -
there is so much wrong and amusing with that article, but this makes me giggle the most:
I was no longer supposed to be a rock star.
no, dear, you mean you’re no longer supposed to ACT like a rock star… because you haven’t been a rock star for a few years now :)
#11 Posted by mgnmfrc1 on 05/18 at 02:20 PM -
no, dear, you mean you’re no longer supposed to ACT like a rock star… because you haven’t been a rock star for a few years now :)
LOL! She shoots! She scores!
#12 Posted by Ryley R. Hayes on 05/18 at 02:46 PM -
Jim, Fox doesn’t hate you, Fox hates Nathan Fillion…
I agree though… the people running fox are such fucking tards. Most networks just come up with loads of shitty shows. Fox comes up with a lot of good ones… and then cancels them immediately because the series premier didn’t out do CSI or Lost…
#13 Posted by Ryley R. Hayes on 05/18 at 02:50 PM -
On another note, they have had the good sense to keep House. You havent written about that show really, so I’m assuming you don’t watch it regularly. You should. I imagine you’d love it. Hugh Laurie knocks it out the park. It’s an honest to god drama, but it’s also funnier than Scrubs…
#14 Posted by miguelito on 05/18 at 10:25 PM -
Well at least Fox is finally dumping the crap that is The O.C.... A completely formulaic POS that they kept around when they flushed Keen Eddie a couple years ago, when Keen Eddie was actually pretty fun to watch.
#16 Posted by Aiden on 05/19 at 10:13 AM -
Aren’t these all just TV shows? Who cares?
So all in all, can I suggest that if you want to make strong arguments (like you might want to try on your moorewatch site), after your anger management is taken care of, you should only use intelligent, non-inflamitory rhetoric and avoid the Bill O’ attack-any-thing-that-moves style of dialogue. You really lose credibility when you call someone a “stupid fucking douchebucket” because some shows were canceled. It’s something a 13 year old would say. (Of course, I don’t know you. Perhaps you are 13. In that case, my apologies.) Enjoy the show.
#17 Posted by JimK on 05/19 at 11:04 AM -
Thanks for your input, Aiden. I noticed that you insulted and attacked me personally over my opinions about a TV show, and you tried to make it a politically-charged insult at that.
Funny stuff. Hope you enjoyed your stay.
#18 Posted by Digger on 05/21 at 12:37 PM -
Aiden is a douchebucket! If JimK starts talking like some PC asshole (like Aiden) I’m outta here.
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